iPad Pro iPad pro front camera glass issue

[Pinguins]

Hi all. I have an iPad Pro 11” 2022 for 11 months now and beneath the glass of the front camera it seems that some crystallization is forming. This started a couple of months ago and keeps growing. I sent it for repair but Apple says: damage, no warranty. I did not do anything wrong with it, there is no scratch on it. What could have caused this? (Apple did not provide info yet)

 

[rui no onna]

I think that might be mold, not crystallization.

 

[sparksd]

I think that might be mold, not crystallization.

Yeah, the lens fungus problem seen in camera lenses.

 

[Pinguins]

Thanks. How would that get in there? I did not do anything abnormal with it. I use it in the living room and take it with me in the car in a suit case when I go somewhere else. I do not leave it in humid or cold environments.

when light shines on it from the side, it has a pinkish/violet hazy reflection, just like some coating or so.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

Yeah, the lens fungus problem seen in camera lenses.

Lol. I’ve been an iPhone and iPad user since day 1 and a member on this forum for over a decade and this is the first time i’m seeing this.

 

[honcho]

How did you take the photo? I have something similar developing on the front camera of my M1 iPad Pro. I was thinking that it was some kind of debris.

 

[Pinguins]

How did you take the photo? I have something similar developing on the front camera of my M1 iPad Pro. I was thinking that it was some kind of debris.

I took it with my iPhone 15.